Perahera

Japanese: Perahera
Perahera

…Although it has undergone many changes since then, the tooth is currently enshrined at the Temple of the Tooth Relic (Dalada Maligawa) in Kandy, in the central and southern part of Sri Lanka, and even today, a grand festival is held here for 10 days in August. In Sri Lanka, this festival is called the Perahera, and is the largest festival on the island. [Iwamatsu Asao]…

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Perahera" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…その後幾多の変遷はあったが,現在この仏歯はスリランカ中南部キャンディの仏歯寺(ダラダ・マリガーワDalada Maligawa)に安置され,これを中心に今も8月になると,10日間にわたって盛大な祭りが繰り広げられる。スリランカではこの祭りをペラヘラ祭Peraheraといい,島で最大の祭りとなっている。【岩松 浅夫】。…

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